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d. G. purpu'rea Watson. Stems leafy, a foot or two high. Leaves 

 oblong, entire, an inch or two long. Flowers in a leafy terminal 

 spike. Tips of the calyx lobes not at all free in the bud. Petals deep 

 purple, half an inch long. Stigma lobes purple, short. Capsule 

 ovate to linear-oblong, sessile, not ribbed. Seeds in 2 rows in each cell. 

 From Oregon to Los Angeles. 



e. G. Bot'tae Spach. Erect, with few branches, 1-2 ft. high, 

 almost smooth. Leaves linear-lanceolate, 1-2 in. long, entire or 

 with a few teeth on the margin. Petals light purple, about an inch 

 long. Pod narrowed at each end, about an inch long, on pedicels ^-f 

 in. long. This is common in southern California. 



/. G. epilobioi'des Wats. Stems erect, slender, one foot or less 

 high, slightly clothed with white down or smooth. Leaves linear. 

 Petals pale rose or white, a half inch or less long. Pod narrowed at 

 each end, an inch or less long. Common in southern California. 



V. CLAR'KIA 



Calyx tube prolonged beyond the ovary, funnel-shaped, 

 with reflexed, united, deciduous lobes. Petals 4, with long 

 claws. Stamens 8 in 2 sets, those opposite the petals often 

 sterile. Anthers attached by the base. Pods linear. 



The chief difference between Clarkia and Godetia consists 

 in the clawed petals of the former. 



a. C. el'egans Dougl. Stems simple or branched, from 6 in. to 

 6 ft. high. Divisions of the calyx united except on one side, deep 

 wine-color on the inner surface. Petals reddish purple, with long, 

 slender claws and rhomboidal blades. Anthers all perfect. Capsule 

 nearly sessile, often woolly. Widely distributed. 



b. C. concin'na Greene (Eucharidium). Stems slender, with spread- 

 ing branches. Calyx tube very slender, an inch long. Petals dark 

 rose-color, 3-lobed. Stamens only 4- Stigma lobes unequal. Cap- 

 sules about an inch long, sessile. This is a very showy plant, bloom- 

 ing in summer. In the Coast Mountains. 



c. C. pulchel'la Pursh. Stems branching, about a foot high. 

 Leaves linear-lanceolate, 1-3 in. long, entire, smooth. Petals rose- 

 color, with 3 broad-spreading lobes, the claw with a pair of recurved 

 teeth. Perfect stamens 4, each with a scale on each side of the base. 

 There are 4 stamens that are rudimentary. Stigma lobes dilated. Pod 

 1 in. long, 8-angled, on spreading pedicels. From northern Cali- 

 fornia to British America. 



